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Crenuchidae (South American darters) > Characidiinae
Etymology: Characidium: Diminutive of Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335); travassosi: Named for Haroldo Travassos, deceased Brazilian ichthyologist, in recognition to the contributions he made for the taxonomy of the genus Characidium (Ref. 128858).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128858)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 35 - 37. This species can be distinguished from its congeners by having naked isthmus (except C. helmeri) with 15-18 principal caudal-fin rays (vs. 19 princial caudal-fin rays) and 10-12 total pectoral-fin rays (vs. 13 or more total pectoral-fin rays). It differs from C. helmeri by the following set of characters: having a slender body; tip of pectoral fin not reaching origin of pelvic fin; tip of pelvic fin not reaching beyond anus, presence of well developed supraorbital; vertically elongated dashes on sides of body absent; and higher number of pored lateral-line scales (Ref. 128858).
Found in small cold-water creeks or highland streams (Ref. 128858).
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Melo, M.R.S., P.A. Buckup and O.T. Oyakawa, 2016. A new species of Characidium Reinhardt, 1867 (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) endemic to the Atlantic forest in Paraná State ,southern Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 14(3):e160014 (Ref. 128858)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).